Comments on: Did Tayto get his grasp of economics from Peter Ridsdale? http://dublinopinion.com/2007/03/25/where-does-bertie-get-his-ideas-from/ It's a group blog. What more do you need to know? Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:15:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Dr. Ben http://dublinopinion.com/2007/03/25/where-does-bertie-get-his-ideas-from/#comment-8985 Dr. Ben Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:36:59 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/03/25/where-does-bertie-get-his-ideas-from/#comment-8985 now THAT'S funny! Never knew that. now THAT’S funny! Never knew that.

]]> By: WorldbyStorm http://dublinopinion.com/2007/03/25/where-does-bertie-get-his-ideas-from/#comment-8984 WorldbyStorm Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:20:37 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/03/25/where-does-bertie-get-his-ideas-from/#comment-8984 I'd agree with you Dr. Ben, bar the bit about Richard Bruton. He's a pleasant enough man in person, but I'll never quite shake the memory of seeing him speak about the benefits of the free market and privatisation sometime I think in 84 or 85 in a community centre in - I think - Northside beyond Coolock, to a - how shall I put it - unforgiving audience. Personally brave, sure. Wrong topic, absolutely. I’d agree with you Dr. Ben, bar the bit about Richard Bruton. He’s a pleasant enough man in person, but I’ll never quite shake the memory of seeing him speak about the benefits of the free market and privatisation sometime I think in 84 or 85 in a community centre in - I think - Northside beyond Coolock, to a - how shall I put it - unforgiving audience.

Personally brave, sure. Wrong topic, absolutely.

]]> By: Dr. Ben http://dublinopinion.com/2007/03/25/where-does-bertie-get-his-ideas-from/#comment-8899 Dr. Ben Mon, 26 Mar 2007 02:47:36 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/03/25/where-does-bertie-get-his-ideas-from/#comment-8899 I think the public are going to stab Fianna Fáil for us. On current trends, we're looking at a hung parliament, because the anti-government vote is not going to fine Gael and Labour, it's going to the independents, the Greens, and to a much lesser extent, Sinn Féin. Fine Gael have to win around 20 more seats in order to make a coalition with them viable. Enda Kenny has to win them 20 seats. highly unlikely, especially as the Greens are on the romp in Dublin. Gas thing is, Richard Bruton could have done it for them in the capital, instead of that bombeem crowd around Kenny, chasing that drunk-driving, knacker-shooting vote. I think the public are going to stab Fianna Fáil for us. On current trends, we’re looking at a hung parliament, because the anti-government vote is not going to fine Gael and Labour, it’s going to the independents, the Greens, and to a much lesser extent, Sinn Féin.
Fine Gael have to win around 20 more seats in order to make a coalition with them viable. Enda Kenny has to win them 20 seats. highly unlikely, especially as the Greens are on the romp in Dublin. Gas thing is, Richard Bruton could have done it for them in the capital, instead of that bombeem crowd around Kenny, chasing that drunk-driving, knacker-shooting vote.

]]> By: Donagh http://dublinopinion.com/2007/03/25/where-does-bertie-get-his-ideas-from/#comment-8892 Donagh Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:12:50 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/03/25/where-does-bertie-get-his-ideas-from/#comment-8892 Now that all the horse are out of the gate <a href="http://www.thinkingoutloud.biz/archives/000764.html" rel="nofollow">That Girl</a> summed it all up for us. "Labour have a clear policy of not going into coalition with Fianna Fail, unless it was in the "National Interest". Any time most people hear a politician refer to the national interest it makes them want to projectile vomit. If Labour really wanted to serve the national interest, they would disband and in a last glorious statement start a lethal sword fight in the Dail with Fianna Fail ministers." Well I liked it. Now that all the horse are out of the gate That Girl summed it all up for us.

“Labour have a clear policy of not going into coalition with Fianna Fail, unless it was in the “National Interest”. Any time most people hear a politician refer to the national interest it makes them want to projectile vomit. If Labour really wanted to serve the national interest, they would disband and in a last glorious statement start a lethal sword fight in the Dail with Fianna Fail ministers.”

Well I liked it.

]]> By: Dr. Ben http://dublinopinion.com/2007/03/25/where-does-bertie-get-his-ideas-from/#comment-8884 Dr. Ben Sun, 25 Mar 2007 23:15:38 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/03/25/where-does-bertie-get-his-ideas-from/#comment-8884 I've been thinking more about the 19% drop in furniture sales in the last year. The price of houses the estate agents have some control over, but the sale of furnture, well, that's something else. The figures say one thing - people are not buying houses, at least, not in the same numbers as 2005. We know from Primetime that the estate agents are creating artificial buyers to increase bids, and this seems to be borne out by the drop in furniture sales. They cannot keep that up forever, and when it falls, it is going to fall big. I’ve been thinking more about the 19% drop in furniture sales in the last year. The price of houses the estate agents have some control over, but the sale of furnture, well, that’s something else. The figures say one thing - people are not buying houses, at least, not in the same numbers as 2005. We know from Primetime that the estate agents are creating artificial buyers to increase bids, and this seems to be borne out by the drop in furniture sales. They cannot keep that up forever, and when it falls, it is going to fall big.

]]> By: WorldbyStorm http://dublinopinion.com/2007/03/25/where-does-bertie-get-his-ideas-from/#comment-8875 WorldbyStorm Sun, 25 Mar 2007 21:01:11 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/03/25/where-does-bertie-get-his-ideas-from/#comment-8875 Interesting article in the IT on Friday by the head of Threshold who was painting a new dawn of lifelong tenancy agreements. Don't know if it's likely, but such an idea would seriously screw aspects of the current housing market... And housing, on the Northside at least which I've been sort of looking at for my own reasons, seems to be stabilising price wise. An election to lose as Moore McDowell put it? Interesting article in the IT on Friday by the head of Threshold who was painting a new dawn of lifelong tenancy agreements. Don’t know if it’s likely, but such an idea would seriously screw aspects of the current housing market…

And housing, on the Northside at least which I’ve been sort of looking at for my own reasons, seems to be stabilising price wise.

An election to lose as Moore McDowell put it?

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